Curley, E. , Campbell, P. and Mathers, H. (2023) The Urban Field: Advancing Inclusion and Employability for Geographical and Earth Science Students. 2023 HETL Conference - Re-Imagining Education: Collaboration and Compassion, Aberdeen, UK, 12-14 June 2023.
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Abstract
An interest in social and environmental altruism attracts many students into the fields of geography and geoscience (Carter et al., 2021). However, the role of a ‘geographer’ is rarely referred to in employment opportunities, despite intrinsic links with geographic knowledge, skills, and technologies (Adams et al., 2013). In the School of Geographical and Earth Sciences (GES), University of Glasgow, we aimed to address this by embedding professional and practical skills informed by postgraduate employers, in our innovative second year module in the undergraduate geography programme. ‘Urban Ecology and Development’ is a multi-disciplinary project-based module enhanced by staff-student partnerships and input from interdisciplinary academics and local environmental and geotechnical employers. Here we present a case-study of promoting environmental sustainability in the curriculum, aligning student research-led projects with the University's ‘Glasgow as a Living Lab Accelerating Novel Transformation (GALLANT)’ project, involving academics from across GES in partnership with Glasgow City Council and private sector organisations. GALLANT comprises interdisciplinary efforts to design, implement and test a translatable whole-system approach to urban environmental and wellbeing challenges, towards the delivery of social priorities outlined in the UN Sustainable Development Goals, whilst assisting Glasgow in becoming carbon neutral by 2030. We share our interdisciplinary approach to the course design and highlight the multi-faceted benefits of co-creation with stakeholders, student partnerships, and reflect on student feedback.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Mathers, Dr Hannah and Campbell, Dr Pamela and Curley, Dr Edward |
| Authors: | Curley, E., Campbell, P., and Mathers, H. |
| Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > G Geography (General) G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GB Physical geography Q Science > QE Geology |
| College/School: | College of Science and Engineering > School of Geographical and Earth Sciences College of Social Sciences > School of Social & Environmental Sustainability |
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